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crankshaft Definition

crank·shaft (-s̸haft′)

noun

a shaft having one or more cranks for transmitting motion

crankshaft Usage Examples

Possessives

engine: The brake's rotor was coupled to the engine's crankshaft.

Converse of object

  • turn: As you turn the crankshaft, you will notice the center hole will open up.
  • use: ALWAYS use a full race crankshaft with quality bearings.
  • have: Have the whole crankshaft balanced ( the stock factory job was far from good ).
  • drive: All three sets were worked from an auxiliary crankshaft driven by a triple chain from the axle.
  • include: This Company incorporated certain design modifications of their own, including an underslung crankshaft.
  • rotate: As the piston moves up and down in the cylinder it rotates the crankshaft and converts the straight line motion into rotary motion.

Adjective modifier

  • new: I also made up a new crankshaft from components made by me in the workshop.
  • main: Unfortunately, in 1994 the Jacinta also suffered some quite extensive damage to her main engine crankshaft which subsequently put her out of action.

Modifies a noun

  • pulley: Above the crankshaft pulley, the oil pump sprouts from the block, a necessity to keep the overhead valve gear from seizing up.
  • bearing: These ominous symptoms almost always mean a failed big end or main crankshaft bearing.
  • sensor: One route would be to use a crankshaft position sensor from a car.
  • position: One route would be to use a crankshaft position sensor from a car.
  • seal: Saw that the original crankshaft oil seal was leaking a good bit so I removed the timing cover.

Noun used with modifier

  • steel: Phil Austin had led the campaign for steel crankshafts.
  • engine: The levers received their motion directly from the engine crankshaft, one being 90 degrees out of phase with the other.
  • race: ALWAYS use a full race crankshaft with quality bearings.
  • type: We find the flywheel is too heavy for SX and Li type crankshafts as the taper is thin and tends to shear or spin.
  • bearing: Later 2.5L 4 cylinder gasoline engines have 5 bearing crankshafts.
  • GP: If upgrading to a GP crankshaft high load bearings are required.

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